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acidulate
CIDE DICTIONARY
acidulate, v. t. [Cf. F. aciduler. See Acidulous.].
To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acidulate, v.tr. make somewhat acid.
Derivative
acidulation n.
Etymology
L acidulus dimin. of acidus sour
ROGET THESAURUS
acidulate
Sourness
VB be sour, sour, turn sour, set the teeth on edge, render sour, acidify, acidulate.For further exploring for "acidulate" in Webster Dictionary Online